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[[The Boat Race]] is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] competition between the [[University of Oxford]] (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")<ref name=blues>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/06/theobserver | work = [[The Observer]] | title = Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight | date = 6 April 2003 | accessdate = 20 August 2014 }}</ref> and the [[University of Cambridge]] (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").<ref name=blues/> The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the {{convert|4.2|mi|km|adj=on}} [[The Championship Course|Championship Course]] on the [[River Thames]] in southwest London.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/10719622/University-Boat-Race-2014-spectators-guide.html | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | accessdate = 20 June 2014 | date = 25 March 2014 |title = University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide | first = Oliver |last =Smith}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/the-course | title = The Course| accessdate = 24 July 2014 | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited}}</ref> The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|title=Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew|date=6 April 2014|publisher=[[CBC News]] |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-winnipegger-in-winning-oxford-cambridge-boat-race-crew-1.2600176|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the [[The Boat Race 1946|1946 race]] by three lengths,<ref name=results>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/results| publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited| title = Boat Race – Results| accessdate = 20 August 2014}}</ref> with Cambridge leading overall with 48 victories to Oxford's 43 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://theboatraces.org/classic-moments-the-1877-dead-heat | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | title = Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat | accessdate =20 August 2014}}</ref> |
[[The Boat Race]] is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] competition between the [[University of Oxford]] (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")<ref name=blues>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/06/theobserver | work = [[The Observer]] | title = Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight | date = 6 April 2003 | accessdate = 20 August 2014 }}</ref> and the [[University of Cambridge]] (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").<ref name=blues/> The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the {{convert|4.2|mi|km|adj=on}} [[The Championship Course|Championship Course]] on the [[River Thames]] in southwest London.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/10719622/University-Boat-Race-2014-spectators-guide.html | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | accessdate = 20 June 2014 | date = 25 March 2014 |title = University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide | first = Oliver |last =Smith}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/the-course | title = The Course| accessdate = 24 July 2014 | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited}}</ref> The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|title=Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew|date=6 April 2014|publisher=[[CBC News]] |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-winnipegger-in-winning-oxford-cambridge-boat-race-crew-1.2600176|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the [[The Boat Race 1946|1946 race]] by three lengths,<ref name=results>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/results| publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited| title = Boat Race – Results| accessdate = 20 August 2014}}</ref> with Cambridge leading overall with 48 victories to Oxford's 43 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://theboatraces.org/classic-moments-the-1877-dead-heat | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | title = Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat | accessdate =20 August 2014}}</ref> |
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The umpire for the race was former Oxford rower D. T. Raikes who had represented the Dark Blues in the [[The Boat Race 1920|1920]], [[The Boat Race 1921|1921]] and [[The Boat Race 1922|1922 races]].<ref>Burnell, p. 49</ref> |
Oxford's coaches were R. E. Eason, P. C. Mallam and [[Guy Oliver Nickalls]]. Cambridge were coached by John Houghton Gibbon, H. W. Mason and P. H. Thomas.<ref>Burnell, pp. 110–111</ref> The umpire for the race was former Oxford rower D. T. Raikes who had represented the Dark Blues in the [[The Boat Race 1920|1920]], [[The Boat Race 1921|1921]] and [[The Boat Race 1922|1922 races]].<ref>Burnell, p. 49</ref> |
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==Crews== |
==Crews== |
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The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 [[Stone (unit)|st]] 5 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (78.3 kg), {{convert|5.5|lb|kg|2}} per rower more than their opponents. Oxford saw four rowers with Boat Race experience return to the crew, including J. R. W. Gleave, R. M. A. Bourne, P. N. Brodie and [[stroke (rowing)|stroke]] A. J. R. Purssell. Cambridge's boat contained just one crew member who had taken part in the event before, in [[Coxswain (rowing)|cox]] G. H. C. Fisher.<ref name=burn76>Burnell, p. 76</ref> All participants in the race were registered as British.<ref>Burnell, p. 39</ref> |
The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 [[Stone (unit)|st]] 5 [[Pound (mass)|lb]] (78.3 kg), {{convert|5.5|lb|kg|2}} per rower more than their opponents. Oxford saw four rowers with Boat Race experience return to the crew, including J. R. W. Gleave, R. M. A. Bourne, P. N. Brodie and [[stroke (rowing)|stroke]] A. J. R. Purssell. Cambridge's boat contained just one crew member who had taken part in the event before, in [[Coxswain (rowing)|cox]] G. H. C. Fisher.<ref name=burn76>Burnell, p. 76</ref> All participants in the race were registered as British.<ref>Burnell, p. 39</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:06, 24 March 2015
| 93rd Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 29 March 1947 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Margin of victory | 10 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 23 minutes 1 second | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 49–43 | ||
| Umpire | D. T. Raikes (Oxford) | ||
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The 93rd Boat Race took place on 29 March 1947. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. In a race umpired by former Oxford rower D. T. Raikes, Cambridge won by ten lengths in a time of 23 minutes 1 second, taking the overall record in the event to 49–43 in their favour.
Background
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")[1] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").[1] The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London.[2][3] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.[4] Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1946 race by three lengths,[5] with Cambridge leading overall with 48 victories to Oxford's 43 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).[6]
Oxford's coaches were R. E. Eason, P. C. Mallam and Guy Oliver Nickalls. Cambridge were coached by John Houghton Gibbon, H. W. Mason and P. H. Thomas.[7] The umpire for the race was former Oxford rower D. T. Raikes who had represented the Dark Blues in the 1920, 1921 and 1922 races.[8]
Crews
The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 st 5 lb (78.3 kg), 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) per rower more than their opponents. Oxford saw four rowers with Boat Race experience return to the crew, including J. R. W. Gleave, R. M. A. Bourne, P. N. Brodie and stroke A. J. R. Purssell. Cambridge's boat contained just one crew member who had taken part in the event before, in cox G. H. C. Fisher.[9] All participants in the race were registered as British.[10]
| Seat | Oxford 
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| Name | College | Weight | Name | College | Weight | |
| Bow | D. G. Jamieson (P) | Magdalen | 11 st 9.5 lb | A. P. Mellows | Clare | 11 st 12 lb |
| 2 | P. H. Mathews | St Edmund Hall | 11 st 11 lb | D. J. C. Meyrick | Trinity Hall | 11 st 0 lb |
| 3 | D. A. M. Mackay | Lincoln | 13 st 3 lb | N. S. Rogers | Jesus | 12 st 9 lb |
| 4 | T. D. Raikes | Trinity | 12 st 3 lb | P. J. Garner | King's | 11 st 12 lb |
| 5 | J. R. W. Gleave | Magdalen | 12 st 5 lb | W. A. D. Windham | Christ's | 13 st 4 lb |
| 6 | R. M. A. Bourne | New College | 11 st 4 lb | I. M. Lang | Gonville and Caius | 13 st 8 lb |
| 7 | P. N. Brodie | Oriel | 11 st 4 lb | A. S. F. Butcher | Queens' | 11 st 13 lb |
| Stroke | A. J. R. Purssell | Oriel | 11 st 12 lb | G. C. Richardson | Magdalene | 12 st 10 lb |
| Cox | A. Palgrave-Brown | Queen's | 8 st 10 lb | G. H. C. Fisher | 1st & 3rd Trinity | 8 st 10 lb |
| Source:[11] (P) – boat club president, M. A. Nicholson acted as Cambridge's non-rowing president[12] | ||||||
Race
Oxford won the toss and elected to start from the Surrey station, handing the Middlesex side of the river to Cambridge. The race was started by umpire Raikes at 6:15 p.m.[9]
Cambridge won by ten lengths in a time of 23 minutes 1 second, their first win since the 1939 race. It was the slowest winning time since the 1877 race and the winning margin was the largest since the 1928 race. The victory took the overall record in the event to 49–43 in Cambridge's favour.[5]
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "The Course". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Burnell, pp. 110–111
- ^ Burnell, p. 49
- ^ a b Burnell, p. 76
- ^ Burnell, p. 39
- ^ Dodd, p. 332
- ^ Burnell, pp. 50, 52
Bibliography
- Burnell, Richard (1979). One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Precision Press. ISBN 0950063878.
- Dodd, Christopher (1983). The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race. Stanley Paul. ISBN 0091513405.
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